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The Nuclear Engineering Program at University of Missouri was officially established in 1964 and conferred its first Master of Science degree in that same year. Our mission is to discover, disseminate, preserve and apply knowledge in the area of nuclear sciences and engineering. We interpret our mission here broadly to encompass science and engineering related to neutrons, molecules, photons and other particles.
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Helium segregation and migration behavior near symmetric tilt grain boundaries in tungsten
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Tungsten, one of the most important divertor materials in nuclear fusion devices, will be subject to high- ux helium plasma, which can lead to unexpected structural defects and irregular microstructure such as fuzz and ... -
Design and testing of optimal personal protective equipment for high energy radiation on earth and beyond
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)This study incorporates an experimental and an associated modeling investigation of human protective shielding methodologies for two extreme environments: first responders or military personnel in the case of nuclear or ... -
Measurements of fission product sorption on graphite
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Nuclear source estimations for high and very high gas temperature reactors (VHTRs) require data for fission product (FP) adsorption on graphite at high temperatures. The adsorption and vapor pressures of silver on nuclear ... -
Oxidation behavior of very high temperature reactor (VHTR) candidate materials: 316l stainless steel, Alloy 617, and Incoloy-800H
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)High temperature nuclear reactors require alloys to perform well at temperatures around 1000 to 1400 K. The oxidation behavior of three high temperature reactor candidate materials, 316 L stainless steel, alloy 617, and ... -
Carbon scattering spectrometer for intense gamma-ray sources
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)In this work, a carbon scattering spectrometer was designed to measure the spectrum of intense gamma-rays emitted from a partially processed sample of 99Mo extracted from fission products. This sample contains additional ... -
Design, fabrication and testing of diamond radiation detectors for charged particle and neutron detection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)In this work, the single crystal Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) diamond detectors were designed and fabricated to investigate and detect any possible charged particle and neutron emissions from gas-phase Low Energy Nuclear ... -
Sensitivity of plan re-optimizaton to errors in deformable image registration in online adaptive image-guided radiation therapy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Online adaptive image-guided radiation therapy has been a longstanding topic of interest in the field of radiation oncology due to its unique ability ... -
Dosimetry to evaluate the effect of Phosphoromidon on Lu-177-RM2
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Standardization and automation for radiotherapy treatment planning system commissioning
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Oxidation of nuclear- and matrix-grade graphite for VHTR air ingress accident scenarios
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)One of the most severe accidents anticipated for the Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) is an air ingress accident caused by a pipe break, where the reactor vessel and core become fully immersed in air as the core ... -
The effect of uncertainty in "field of the day" treatment regimes in proton therapy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Purpose: A common practice in proton therapy is to plan a treatment using multiple fields, but only deliver a subset of those fields for each fraction. This practice could lead to increased uncertainty in the treatment. ... -
Validation of radiation treatment planning with a pseudo-CT derived from MR images
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Historically CT has been the necessary for radiation therapy dose calculation due to its inherent density information. However there is increased ... -
Assessing the impact of potential regulatory changes on demonstrating compliance with reactor pressure vessel integrity requirements
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)This paper provides a review of current regulations concerning reactor pressure vessel toughness requirements and evaluates three potential changes to those regulations. Following a brief overview of the regulatory framework ... -
Implementation of an in vivo radiochromic film QA procedure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Advance treatment techniques, such as IMRT and dynamic conformal arc delivery, are novel radiation treatment procedures at the forefront of accurate ... -
Measurements of adhesion force between single particles and clusters interacting with some VHTR structural steels
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)The adhesion force and work of adhesion between aerosols (graphite and silver) generated in very high temperature reactors (VHTRs) and interacting with structural materials are presented. The method involves using Atomic ... -
Task-based image quality assessment in radiation therapy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Medical imaging is an integral part of radiation therapy, therefore image quality assessment (IQA) is important for improving patient treatments. Current IQA methods for radiation therapy do not directly consider the task ... -
Exploration of an electron linear accelerator-driven photoneutron source for BNCT
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)A computational model of a proof-of-concept photoneutron source experiment was created and benchmarked. The neutron output from this system could be used for a number of therapies including Boron Neutron-Capture Therapy, ... -
Aerosol evolution: explorations in DSMC and sectional techniques
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Understanding and improved modeling of aerosol evolution in nuclear reactor accidents is important in estimations of the nuclear source term as it is greatly affected by the formation and presence of aerosols in the reactor ... -
Synthesis and evaluation of radioactive gold nanoparticles for cancer treatment and imaging
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)This research study explores an appropriate method for production of radioactive gold nanoparticles that may be more appropriate for treating cancer. The first protocol includes using a nontoxic and antitumor phytochemical ... -
Developing a non-destructive evaluation technique using resonance ultrasound spectroscopy for fission based target
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)